Richard Mansfield was best known for the dual role depicted in this double exposure: he starred in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in both New York and London. The stage adaptation opened in New York in 1887 and London in 1888.
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for the cabinet card per source page; British Library says "Published: 1887" in its description of the image)
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2006-01-09 04:30 Stbalbach 399×600×8 (44477 bytes) Source: http://www.photography-museum.com/jekyll.html Photo by [[Henry Van der Weyde]] (1838-1924; London, England) "Mr. Mansfield" Albumen print cabinet card, circa 1895 [[Richard Mansfield]] was best known for the dual role depicted in this double
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